Commanding Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, 1240 East 9th St., Room 2179, Cleveland, OH 44199-2060

C -- A/E OCEAN ENGINEERING SERVICES. SOL DTCG83-98-R-3AC378 DUE 092898 POC Audrey L. Overholt, (216) 902-6217. Provide professional A/E services for miscellaneous Ocean Engineering inspections, investigations and designs. Services may be required anywhere in the United States but primarily in or near the waters of the Great Lakes, Mississippi River and its tributaries, the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays, the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. Services may include but are not limited to: Investigation of design options and final design of offshore structures in a wide range of water depths, soil, wind, wave and ice conditions. Acquisition of wind, wave, ice and other environmental data for proposed design sites. Evaluation of bulkheads and piers and designing repairs or replacements. Bulkhead and waterfront facility design. Provide submarine soil borings and evaluations (including pile drivability analysis). Computer modeling of marine structures to include pile structure/soil interactions. Evaluate and when necessary, modify existing offshore structure designs. Under and above water inspection and evaluation of offshore and near shore structures, piers, wharves and waterfront facilities to include reports of material condition, repairs required, and repair options and associated costs. Specification development for construction, demolition and disposal of offshore structures. Investigation and understanding of local permitting and regulatory requirements (i.e. environmental, ACOE, SHPO, etc). Criteria to be evaluated in the selection of the A/E firm will include the following: 1) Recent specialized experience of the firm in a wide range of Ocean Engineering assignments; (a) Offshore and Inshore marine structure design including tower and marine foundation design; (b) Geotechnical submarine soil investigations; (c) Design of structures in an ice environment; (d) Static and dynamic computer modeling of structures; (e) Historic structure repair and rehabilitations; (f) Offshore structural inspection and evaluation; (g) Corrosion engineering and protection of marine materials; (h) Understanding and working with diving services and industry; (i) Design and repair of piers, wharf's and waterfront facilities. 2) Professional qualifications of present staff and consultants (if any); (a) Qualifications and experience of present staff and management; (b) Qualifications and experience of consultants; (c) Demonstrated repeat business with consultants. 3) Past performance on contracts in terms of the following: (a) Cost control techniques employed by the firm as demonstrated in the ability to establish an accurate project budget and design within the budget evidenced by the low bid amount; (b) Quality of work, demonstrated by past design related change orders issued during construction; (c) Demonstrated compliance with performance schedules; (d) Demonstrated long term professional relationships and repeat business with Government and private customers. 4) Ability to provide detailed, accurate cost estimating for marine construction work. 5) Quality control procedures proposed for utilization in projects in this nature. The firms will be evaluated on the effectiveness of their internal quality control program used to ensure technical accuracy and discipline coordination of plans and specifications. 6) Ability to produce AUTOCAD drawings using release 14 in the allotted design time using the CEU CE-CADD standards. 7) Ability to provide qualified marine construction inspection services. 8) Ability to provide designs and analysis of general civil, mechanical and electrical engineering work. The basic contract will be limited to a maximum price of $1,500,000.00 for each year of the contract, with a $300,000.00 maximum per individual order. The term of the contract will be for one year from the date of award with an option for two (2) years. The government reserves the right to exercise the option year of the contract. The total duration of the contract, including the exercise of any option shall not exceed three (3) years. The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards. This procurement is open to small and large businesses in accordance with the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (Public Law 100-656). Firms desiring consideration are invited to submit SF-254 and SF-255 prior to the close of the working day on 28 September 1998 to the U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit, 1240 East Ninth Street, Room 2179, Cleveland, Ohio 44199-2060, Attention: Audrey L. Overholt. Label the lower right corner of the envelope with the number DTCG83-98-R-3AC378. No solicitation package will be issued. This is not a request for proposal. Posted 08/19/98 (W-SN238941). (0231)

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